360-degree transparency for construction sites made simple
Jeevan Kalanithi SM ’07 is CEO of OpenSpace, a company founded by three Media Lab graduates using computer vision to benefit the construction industry.
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Who can bend light for cheaper internet?
ARROW, a reconfigurable fiber optics network developed at MIT, aims to take on the end of Moore’s law.
A serious plea for playful design
In their new book, “Urban Play,” MIT researchers advance the idea of using technology to make urban life creative and unpredictable.
School of Science welcomes new faculty
Twelve professors begin in the departments of Biology; Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Chemistry; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Mathematics; and Physics.
Climate and sustainability classes expand at MIT
MIT offers over 120 undergraduate classes related to sustainability, a sign of growing student and faculty interest in the environmental impacts of their fields.
Maria Zuber on MIT’s Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Postdocs who feel safe taking risks benefit MIT’s research community, says MIT’s vice president for research.
Helping companies optimize their websites and mobile apps
MIT alumni-founded Amplitude offers tools to help companies respond to the ways users interact with their digital products.
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2021 Infinite Mile Awards
Staff were recognized for keeping spirits up and services running despite a difficult year.
“AI for Impact” lives up to its name
Entrepreneurship class MAS.664 launches businesses with a global reach.
Designing better batteries for electric vehicles
As researchers consider materials for solid-state batteries, they also may want to consider how those materials could impact large-scale manufacturing.
Using aluminum and water to make clean hydrogen fuel — when and where it’s needed
MIT team produces practical guidelines for generating hydrogen using scrap aluminum.
Mehrdad Jazayeri wants to know how our brains model the external world
Neuroscientist’s studies help reveal how the brain keeps time, makes decisions, and evaluates other people’s actions.
Machine learning discovers new sequences to boost drug delivery
MIT researchers employ machine learning to find powerful peptides that could improve a gene therapy drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Exact symbolic artificial intelligence for faster, better assessment of AI fairness
Probabilistic programming language allows for fast, error-free answers to hard AI problems, including fairness.
Bio-inspired, blood-repelling tissue glue could seal wounds quickly
A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries.